slit

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++slit1 /slɪt/ verb (past tense and past participle slit, present participle slitting) [transitive]  CUTto make a straight narrow cut in cloth, paper, skin etc 切开；裁开；撕开 Guy slit open the envelope. 盖伊拆开信封。slit somebody’s throat (=kill someone by cutting their throat) 割断某人的喉咙slit your wrists (=try to kill yourself by cutting your wrists) 割腕（自杀）► see thesaurus at cut→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

slit• Newspapers and television implore us to slit all the candy open to ensure that it contains no foreign body.• I slit along the seam of the cardboard wrapper where it had been taped over.• He felt his neck for the vein he had slit countless times before.• Graham slit his wrists in a suicide attempt.• He killed the goat by slitting its throat.• Before I knew what I was doing I was slitting my wrists.• If it slit one of my arteries, that would be the end of all my problems.• Diane slit the envelope open with a knife.• It even gets a touch gory when Russell comes over all Rambo and starts slitting throats.slit your wrists• Before I knew what I was doing I was slitting my wrists.• It couldn't be Emma, could it, with some ghastly news about Cindy Hill slitting her wrists or something?slit2 noun [countable]  CUTHOLEa long straight narrow cut or hole 狭长的切口；狭缝 light shining through a slit in the door 透过门缝照进来的光线 a skirt with a slit up the side 侧边开衩的裙子

Examples from the Corpus

slit• The two buildings come together at an angle that narrows to merely a slit.• Tania's skirt has a long slit up the back.• Rosie has a long nose, a short upper lip, eyes that she pencils into narrow, suspicious-looking slits.• All three drivers jumped down, each adjusting his muffler to make a narrow slit across his eyes.• But there are also various types of measurement that one could perform at the slits, other than position measurements.• As the roller is drawn over the skin, hairs are trapped in the slits and plucked out.• I covered my eyes with my hands, watching through the slits between my fingers.• Trim some of the fat from the beef and cut tiny slits all over the surface.

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slit¹ /slɪt/ verb (past tense and past participle slit, present participle slitting) [transitive]
to make a straight narrow cut in cloth, paper, skin etc:
    Guy slit open the envelope.
    slit sb’s throat (=kill someone by cutting their throat)
    slit your wrists (=try to kill yourself by cutting your wrists)
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ cut to divide something into two or more pieces, especially using a knife or scissors: Do you want me to cut the cake? | He cut off the lower branches.
   ▪ snip to quickly cut something, especially using scissors: I snipped the label off. | The hairdresser snipped away at her hair.
   ▪ slit to make a long narrow cut through something, especially using a knife: He slit the envelope open with a penknife. | She slit through the plastic covering.
   ▪ slash to cut something quickly and violently with a knife, making a long thin cut: Someone had slashed the tyres on his car. | He tried to slash his wrists.
   ▪ saw to cut wood, using a saw (=a tool with a row of sharp points): Saw the wood to the correct length.
   ▪ chop to cut wood, vegetables, or meat into pieces: Bill was outside chopping up firewood with an axe. | They chopped down the old tree. | finely chopped onion
   ▪ slice to cut bread, meat, or vegetables into thin pieces: I’ll slice the cucumber. | Slice the bread thinly.
   ▪ dice to cut vegetables or meat into small square pieces: First dice the apple into cubes.
   ▪ grate to cut cheese or a hard vegetable by rubbing it against a special tool: Grate the cheese and sprinkle it over the vegetables.
   ▪ peel to cut the outside part off something such as a potato or apple: I peeled the potatoes and put them in a saucepan.
   ▪ carve to cut thin pieces from a large piece of meat: Uncle Ray carved the turkey.
   ▪ mow to cut the grass in a garden, park etc: A gardener was mowing the lawn.
   ▪ trim (also clip) to cut a small amount off something, especially to make it look neater: He was trimming his beard. | Trim the excess fat off the meat.

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slit² noun [countable]
a long straight narrow cut or hole:
    light shining through a slit in the door
    a skirt with a slit up the side